purging

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Purging my old tweets felt like a tiny contribution toward a slightly better internet, but the biggest reason I wanted to get rid of them was personal.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

Purging the old requests sent out an avalanche of confirmation emails regarding years-old issues.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022

Not really Purging it up, so much as running around going “Nyah nyah nyah!” like an unpoliced child.

From The Verge • Jul. 3, 2018

Purging retired cells from the body has been shown to undo the ravages of old age in a study that raises the prospect of new life-extending treatments .

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017

Purging; a withdrawing, a violating of nature, a farther weakening.

From Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel by Donne, John